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Born | 13 November 1979 |
World Rally Championship record | |
Active years | 2012 – present |
Co-driver | ![]() |
Rallies | 23 |
Championships | 0 |
Rally wins | 0 |
Podiums | 0 |
Stage wins | 0 |
Total points | 9 |
First rally | 2012 Acropolis Rally |
Last updated on: 24 January 2017. |
Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari (born 13 November 1979) is a Qatari rally driver. He made his World Rally Championship (WRC) debut on the 2012 Acropolis Rally, scoring a point with a tenth-place finish.
In January 2012 Al-Kuwari won the Qatar International Rally, a round of the Middle East Rally Championship, on his first outing in a Mini John Cooper Works S2000. [1] He switched to a Mini John Cooper Works WRC for his WRC debut on the Acropolis Rally in May, entered by the Seashore Qatar Rally Team. He finished the rally in tenth place, becoming the first driver since Sébastien Ogier in 2008 Rally México to score points on their maiden WRC appearance. [2]
Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | WDC | Pts |
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2012 | Seashore Qatar Rally Team | Mini John Cooper Works WRC | MON | SWE | MEX | POR | ARG | GRE 10 | NZL | FIN | GER | GBR | FRA | ITA | ESP 14 | 29th | 1 | |
2013 | Seashore Qatar Rally Team | Ford Fiesta RRC | MON | SWE | MEX 12 | POR 16 | ARG 13 | GRE 13 | ITA 11 | FIN | GER | AUS 10 | FRA | GBR WD | 28th | 2 | ||
Ford Fiesta RS WRC | ESP 10 | |||||||||||||||||
2014 | Puma Rally Team | Ford Fiesta RRC | MON | SWE | MEX | POR 17 | ARG 14 | ITA Ret | POL | FIN | GER | AUS | FRA | ESP | GBR | NC | 0 | |
2015 | Youth & Sports Qatar Rally Team | Ford Fiesta RRC | MON | SWE | MEX 11 | ARG 7 | POR 16 | ITA 11 | POL | FIN | GER | AUS 12 | FRA | ESP 23 | GBR 16 | 17th | 6 | |
2016 | Culture & Sport Qatar Rally Team | Škoda Fabia R5 | MON | SWE | MEX Ret | ARG 14 | POR 17 | ITA | POL | FIN | GER 24 | CHN | FRA | ESP | GBR | AUS | NC | 0 |
Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Pos. | Pts |
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2013 | Seashore Qatar Rally Team | Ford Fiesta RRC | MON | SWE | MEX 1 | POR 5 | ARG 1 | GRE 3 | ITA 2 | FIN | GER | AUS 1 | FRA | ESP | GBR WD | 2nd | 118 |
2014 | Puma Rally Team | Ford Fiesta RRC | MON | SWE | MEX | POR 7 | ARG 5 | ITA Ret | POL | FIN | GER | AUS | FRA | ESP | GBR | 20th | 16 |
2015 | Youth & Sports Qatar Rally Team | Ford Fiesta RRC | MON | SWE | MEX 4 | ARG 1 | POR 6 | ITA 4 | POL | FIN | GER | AUS 3 | FRA | ESP 8 | GBR 4 | 5th | 84 |
2016 | Culture & Sport Qatar Rally Team | Škoda Fabia R5 | MON | SWE | MEX Ret | ARG 3 | POR 8 | ITA | POL | FIN | GER 10 | FRA | ESP | GBR | AUS | 15th | 20 |
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